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9781914414152

Nine Lives

The Story of Biggin Hill Author: Martin, Alex Code: 62783 Price: AU $98.99 Format: Hardback / 256 pages Publisher: UNICORN PRESS Published date: 14/08/2023 Availability: In Stock, usually dispatched same day
From Battle of Britain fighter station to business airport, this is the inspiring story of Biggin Hill.
9781684420483

The Big Jump

Lindbergh and the Great Atlantic Air Race Author: Bak, Richard Code: 62933 Price: AU $39.95 Format: Paperback / 336 pages Published date: 11/06/2023 Availability: Pre Order. Release date: June 2023

The trans-Atlantic air race of 1927 and the flight that made Charles Lindbergh a hero

The race to make the first nonstop flight between the New York and Paris attracted some of the most famous and seasoned aviators of the day, yet it was the young and lesser known Charles Lindbergh who won the $25,000 Orteig Prize in ......

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Winkle

The Extraordinary Life of Britain's Greatest Pilot Author: Beaver, Paul Code: 61508 Price: AU $59.99 Format: Hardback / 400 pages Publisher: MICHAEL JOSEPH LTD Published date: 07/06/2023 Availability: In Stock, usually dispatched same day
The daring life and astonishing adventures of Captain Eric 'Winkle' Brown - Britain's greatest-ever pilot. Few people have what it takes to become a test pilot. You need incredible skill, extraordinary daring - and nerves of steel when things go wrong. Eric 'Winkle' Brown was the best. From fighting in the Battle of Britain, narrowly escaping ......
9781399097925

The Argentine Flying Fortress

The Story of the FMA IA-58 Pucar Author: Rivas, Santiago Code: 62811 Price: AU $74.95 Format: Hardback / 272 pages Publisher: PEN & SWORD BOOKS LTD Published date: 17/05/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

Aviation specialist Santiago Rivas tells the story of how these unique planes succeeded against superior enemy equipment during the Guerra de las Malvinas, or the Falklands War. In the 1960s guerrillas were operating in almost all Latin American countries, as well as in Africa and Asia, and the need of specialized weapons to fight them arose. ......

9781399074957

Pioneers of Aerial Combat

Air Battles of the First World War Author: Foley, Michael Code: 62810 Price: AU $44.99 Format: Paperback / 192 pages Publisher: PEN & SWORD BOOKS LTD Published date: 14/05/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

More than 100 photo illustrations, evoking the early days of aerial development. Images of craft are included alongside those of the men and women who populated the scene. When the Wright Brothers made their first flight in the early years of the twentieth century it sparked the imagination of those who wanted to fly, both in their country and ......

9781991157645

72 Lessons From The Sky

Cessna 172 Stories Author: McKenzie, Fletcher Code: 62935 Price: AU $32.50 Format: Paperback / 334 pages Publisher: INDEPENDENT PUBLISHER Published date: 13/05/2023 Availability: Pre Order. Release date: May 2023

Take to the skies with 72 Lessons From The Sky and become the 172 pilot who always comes home!

This gripping book features seventy-two thrilling true stories from Cessna 172 pilots, revealing valuable lessons learned from accidents and near misses. As the top-selling and most produced aircraft in the world, the Cessna 172 is a ......

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Last Mission of Lady Jane II

The Life and Death of an 8th Air Force B-17 and Her Crew Author: Vans, Lisa A. Code: 62617 Price: AU $52.99 Format: Hardback / 256 pages Publisher: SCHIFFER PUBLISHING Published date: 28/03/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

A detailed investigation into the downing of an American B-17 Flying Fortress and the fate of her crew in the final months of the Second World War. On March 18, 1945, the B-17G "Lady Jane II" lifted off from her base at Deenethorpe, England; she never returned. The story is one of deep tragedy and survival, of sacrifice, and of the love the ......

9781911667360

V Force Boys

All New Reminiscences by Air and Ground Crews Operating the Vulcan,Victor and Valiant in the Cold War Author: Blackman and Wright Code: 62614 Price: AU $39.99 Format: Paperback / 208 pages Publisher: GRUB STREET Published date: 27/03/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

The V Force consisted of three four-jet bombers, the Valiant, the Vulcan and the Victor, all required as part of the nuclear deterrent in the Cold War following the end of the Second World War. The Valiant was less aerodynamically advanced than the other two and went into service in 1955. The Vulcan entered service in 1956 and the Victor a year ......

9781682477892

Airpower Pioneers

From Billy Mitchell to Dave Deptula Author: Olsen, John, Andreas Code: 62624 Price: AU $165.00 Format: Hardback / 446 pages Publisher: NAVAL INSTITUTE PRESS Published date: 28/02/2023 Availability: Available to special order. Please contact us for updated price and availability.

Airpower Pioneers studies twelve especially influential airmen, detailing their impact on the evolution of the United States Air Force (USAF). Rather than focus on command in a series of air campaigns, this book describes the personal qualities and careers of people who distinguished themselves first and foremost by advancing airpower ......

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Nightstalkers

The Wright Project and the 868th Bomb Squadron in World War 11 Author: Lawless, Richard, Phillip Code: 62621 Price: AU $99.00 Format: Hardback / 432 pages Publisher: CASEMATE BOOKS Published date: 27/02/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

The untold story of the 868th Bomb Squadron, the Nightstalkers, who paired cutting-edge technology with daring - launching single-aircraft night-time missions stalking the Japanese in the Pacific. In August 1943, a highly classified US Army Air Force unit, code-named the "Wright Project," departed Langley Field for Guadalcanal in the South ......

9781472852946

Brotherhood of the Flying Coffin

The Glider Pilots of World War II Author: McGaugh, Scott Code: 62618 Price: AU $49.95 Format: Hardback / 288 pages Publisher: OSPREY Published date: 20/02/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 3-7 business days

The first major history of the American glider pilots, the forgotten heroes of World War II, by New York Times bestselling author Scott McGaugh. A story of no guns, no engines and no second chances. This book distills war down to individual young men climbing into defenseless gliders made of plywood, ready to trust the ......

9781803991177

Boeing in Photographs

A Century of Flight Author: Bowman, Martin W. Code: 62599 Price: AU $56.50 Format: Paperback / 224 pages Publisher: HISTORY PRESS Published date: 11/02/2023 Availability: In Stock, usually dispatched same day

Founded in 1916 by William E. Boeing, a wealthy timber merchant, the mighty Boeing Companys 100-year history spans decades of rich achievement and technological development. Beginning with the manufacture of seaplanes, fighters and, from the 1930s onwards, huge bombers, Boeing pioneered innovative transports gigantic airliners, missiles, ......

9781684513635

The Bridgebusters

The True Story of the Catch-22 Bomb Wing Author: Cleaver, Thomas McKelvey Code: 62623 Price: AU $34.95 Format: Paperback / 288 pages Publisher: REGNERY PUBLISHING INC Published date: 29/01/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

Will resonate with readers of the The Forgotten 500 and Code Talker. The exploits, trials, disappointments, and victories of members of the American 57th Bomb Wing in WW II, including one young bombardier who would go on to write legendary WW II novel, Catch-22.

"He had decided to ......

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Turbulent Journey

The Jumo Engine, Operation Paperclip and the American Dream Author: Decher, Reiner Code: 61695 Price: AU $56.99 Format: Hardback / 192 pages Publisher: SCHIFFER PUBLISHING Published date: 26/12/2022 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

This untold story of early jet development, surviving the collapse of the Reich, and starting over in America is recounted by Reiner Decher, whos father Siegfried was an engineer on the team that designed the engine for the Me 262. Germany built the first operational jet aircraft during World War II, the Messerschmitt Me 262. Siegfried Decher ......

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Chuck Yeager

World War II Fighter Pilot Author: Keith, Don Code: 61947 Price: AU $22.99 Format: Paperback / 272 pages Publisher: PENGUIN PUTNAM INC Published date: 07/12/2022 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 3-7 business days

For Dutton Calibers American War Heroes series, the riveting true story ofUnited States Air Force officer, flying ace, and record-setting test pilot Chuck Yeager. Bold, brash, and brimming with courage, Chuck Yeager burst onto the scene as a national hero in 1947, when he became the first to fly an airplane faster than the speed of sound. Yet ......

9781399074889

From the Spitfire Cockpit to the Cabinet Office

The Memoirs of Air Commodore J F 'Johnny' Langer CBE AFC D Author: Langer, J.F. CBE AFC DL Code: 61592 Price: AU $49.99 Format: Paperback / 304 pages Publisher: PEN & SWORD BOOKS LTD Published date: 20/10/2022 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

Air Commodore John Langers career has been eventful to say the least. During the Second World War he flew gliders in India in preparation for airborne assaults in Burma, one of the most perilous landscapes to pass across during this time. Post-war, he served on a fighter squadron in Germany and in Malaya, where he was recommended for an AFC. ......

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Aviation Pioneers of McCook Field

Candid Interviews with American Aeronautical Visionaries of the 1920s Author: Koszyk, Jerry Code: 61654 Price: AU $44.99 Format: Hardback / 192 pages Publisher: SCHIFFER PUBLISHING Published date: 11/09/2022 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

Unpublished, candid interviews with crucial figures in early American aviation, including Jimmy Doolittle, Alexander Seversky, George Kenney, Reuben Fleet, and many more. McCook Field was a small air base in Dayton, Ohio, that was active only from 1917 to 1927. McCook was exceptional because it was designated by the US Signal Corps / Army Air ......

9781911667353

Javelin Boys

Air Defence from the Cold War to Confrontation Author: Bond, Steve Code: 61717 Price: AU $33.95 Format: Paperback / 204 pages Publisher: GRUB STREET Published date: 09/09/2022 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

The Gloster Javelin was the UKs first line of night and all-weather air defence both at home and in RAF Germany. In the 1950s, when it replaced the Meteor and Venom, this revolutionary bomber interceptor became integral to many great stories told here in terrific detail. With an unorthodox aerodynamic design, the Javelin initially had major ......

9781911667261

Gnat Boys

True Tales from the RAF, Indianand Finnish Pilots who Flew theSingle-Seat Fghter and Two-Seat Trainer Author: Peacock-Edwards and Eeles Code: 61876 Price: AU $69.95 Format: Hardback / 256 pages Publisher: GRUB STREET Published date: 31/08/2022 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

Gnat Boys relates the history of the aircraft and includes many fascinating and untold stories told by those who flew the aircraft, many of them well-known and distinguished aviators. The Folland Gnat was used by the RAF mainly in the advanced training role, in the 1960s and 70s, where it proved to be an ideal lead-in trainer for high ......

9781911667278

Fleet Air Arm Boys Volume Three: Helicopters

True Tales From royal Navy Men and Women Air and Ground Crew Author: Bond, Steve Code: 61877 Price: AU $69.95 Format: Hardback / 288 pages Publisher: GRUB STREET Published date: 15/08/2022 Availability: In Stock, usually dispatched same day

Helicopters have been going to sea with the Royal Navys Fleet Air Arm for over 70 years. Initially used for search and rescue (SAR) duties from aircraft carriers, the rapid development of both the helicopters and service experience resulted in them taking on the vital anti-submarine (and later anti-ship) attack roles. The 1956 Suez campaign saw ......

9781324006237

Fly Girl: A Memoir

Author: Hood, Ann Code: 61658 Price: AU $44.95 Format: Hardback / 288 pages Publisher: WW NORTON & CO Published date: 03/07/2022 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

In 1978, in the tailwind of the golden age of air travel, flight attendants were the epitome of glamor and sophistication. Fresh out of college and hungry to experience the world-and maybe, one day, write about it-Ann Hood joined their ranks. After a grueling job search, Hood survived TWAs rigorous Breech Training Academy and learned to ......

9781399085342

Test Pilot

An Extraordinary Career Testing Civil Aircraft Author: Taylor, Chris Code: 61915 Price: AU $55.00 Format: Hardback / 336 pages Publisher: PEN & SWORD BOOKS LTD Published date: 01/07/2022 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

Having flown an astonishing 400 different aircraft, as a licensed Category 1 test pilot and flight test instructor for both aeroplanes and helicopters, Chris Taylor is arguably one of the best qualified and widely experienced test pilots working today anywhere in the world. After obtaining his private pilots licence at the age of just 17, Chris ......

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Harrier: How To Be a Fighter Pilot

Author: Tremelling, Paul Code: 61923 Price: AU $45.00 Format: Hardback / 368 pages Publisher: MICHAEL JOSEPH LTD Published date: 01/06/2022 Availability: Delivery estimate: Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

A white-knuckle account of life in the dog-eat-dog arena of fighter combat This is the story of what it takes to make it in fighter combat. In the cockpit or crew room, the pressure is relentless, the humour merciless. Its no place for the faint-hearted. Whether landing on a pitching aircraft carrier deck at midnight, or saving heroes under ......

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Come Fly the World

The Jet-Age Story of the Women of Pan Am Author: Cooke, Julia Code: 61665 Price: AU $39.95 Format: Paperback / 288 pages Published date: 26/05/2022 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

Glamour, danger, liberation: in a Mad Men era of commercial flight, Pan Am World Airways attracted the kind of young woman who wanted out, and wanted up

Required to have a college degree, speak two languages, and possess the political savvy of a Foreign Service officer, a jet-age stewardess serving on ......

9781472281999

The Spitfire Kids

The generation who built, supported and flew Britain's most belovedfighter Author: Cross, Alasdair, BBC Code: 61730 Price: AU $24.99 Format: Paperback / 368 pages Published date: 24/05/2022 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

 THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

An inspirational read celebrating the incredible young people who gave so much for this iconic British aircraft. John Nichol, bestselling author of Spitfire: A Very British Love Story

Despite the many films and television programmes over the ......

9781800351387

Wrecks and Relics 28/e

The indispensable guide to Britain's aviation heritage Author: Ellis, Ken Code: 61599 Price: AU $44.95 Format: Hardback / 368 pages Publisher: CRECY Published date: 10/04/2022 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

Now remarkably in its 28th edition, ever since it was first published in the 1960s every edition of Wrecks & Relics has been eagerly sought after by aviation enthusiasts, restorers and curators alike. It is renowned as the go-to source charting the highlights, changes and trends in the preservation of the aviation heritage of the British Isles. ......

9781905414086

Fleet Air Arm

Camouflage and Markings 1937 - 1941 Author: Lloyd, Stuart Code: 61597 Price: AU $59.99 Format: Paperback / 144 pages Published date: 28/03/2022 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

This is a detailed and fully illustrated monograph which chronicles and considers the camouflage and markings of aircraft operated by the Royal Navy between 1937 and 1941. Among the types included are the Supermarine Walrus, Blackburn Shark, Blackburn Skua, Blackburn Roc, Gloster Sea Gladiator, Hawker Osprey IV, Fairey Swordfish, Fairey Seafox, ......

9781913336196

King of Fighters - Nikolay Polikarpov and His Aircraft Designs Vol 2

The Monoplane Era Author: Maslov, Mikhail Code: 60172 Price: AU $85.00 Format: Paperback / 288 pages Publisher: HELION & COMPANY Published date: 01/03/2022 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days
In the century-long history of the conquest of the sky there have been a number of outstanding personalities. Among them is the name of designer Nikolay Polikarpov (1892-1944), which is inseparably associated with the best achievements of the Russian and Soviet aviation.
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Spitfire!

The Full Story of a Unique Battle of Britain Fighter Squadron Author: Sarkar, Dilip Code: 61416 Price: AU $59.99 Format: Paperback / 496 pages Publisher: PEN & SWORD BOOKS LTD Published date: 01/03/2022 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

As a child, Dilip Sarkar was fascinated by the haunting image of an anonymous RAF Spitfire pilot. Taken minutes after landing from a Battle of Britain combat, this was Squadron Leader Brian Lane DFC, the commander of 19 Squadron, based at Fowlmere - and author of the stirring first-hand account Spitfire! The Experiences of a Fighter Pilot, ......

9781669801023

Flying High

The Story of a Fighter Pilot Author: Rines, Melvin S. Code: 61678 Price: AU $34.95 Format: Paperback / 230 pages Publisher: XLIBRIS Published date: 15/02/2022 Availability: Available to special order. Please contact us for updated price and availability.

The world is at war-Pearl Harbor and WWII. A desire to serve, a chance to fly-he joins the navys V-5 program, the finest flight training ever devised. Come fly with him in open-cockpit biplanes, low-wing trainers, dive bombers, and fighters as he wins the gold wings of a naval aviator, an officers stripes, and the designation of carrier-based ......

9781501760655

Flying Camelot

The F-15, the F-16, and the Weaponization of Fighter Pilot Nostalgia Author: Hankins, Michael Code: 61397 Price: AU $69.99 Format: Hardback / 280 pages Publisher: CORNELL UNIVERSITY PRESS Published date: 12/02/2022 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

Flying Camelot brings us back to the post-Vietnam era, when the US Air Force launched two new, state-of-the art fighter aircraft: the F-15 Eagle and the F-16 Fighting Falcon. It was an era when debates about aircraft superiority went public-and these were not uncontested discussions. Michael W. Hankins ......

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The Jet Makers

The Aerospace Industry from 1945 to 1972 Author: Bright, Charles, D. Code: 61430 Price: AU $83.00 Format: Paperback / 248 pages Publisher: UNIVERSITY PRESS OF KANSAS Published date: 15/01/2022 Availability: Available to special order. Please contact us for updated price and availability.

This volume presents the history of the American jet aircraft manufacturing industry from World War II to 1972, documenting the evolution of its technology and covering the intricacies of its management, economics, and relations with the government. A valuable contribution to general aviation history, it also provides a unique opportunity to ......

9781399014410

Howard Hughes and the Spruce Goose

The Story of the HK-1 Hercules Author: Simons, Graham Code: 61206 Price: AU $44.99 Format: Paperback / 256 pages Publisher: PEN & SWORD Published date: 25/12/2021 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

Howard Hughes life ambition was to make a significant contribution to the field of aviation development. But the monumental folly of his endeavours on the HK-I Hercules meant that he came to be known and remembered to a great extent for all the wrong reasons. The Spruce Goose (a name Hughes detested) became a product of his wild fixation on ......

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Magnificent Women and Flying Machines

The First 200 Years of British Women in the Sky Author: Smith, Sally Code: 61208 Price: AU $39.99 Format: Hardback / 304 pages Publisher: HISTORY PRESS Published date: 03/12/2021 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

Just eighteen months after two Frenchmen made the worlds first ever flight, a fearless British woman hopped into a flimsy balloon and flew across the London sky for nearly an hour. Since then, many other remarkable British women have decided to defy traditional society and follow their dreams to get into the sky. For the first time, Magnificent ......

9781788544702

Jet Man

The Making and Breaking of Frank Whittle, Genius of the Jet Revolution Author: Campbell-Smith, Duncan Code: 70035 Price: AU $18.74 (was AU $24.99) Format: Paperback / 560 pages Publisher: HEAD OF ZEUS Published date: 05/09/2021 Availability: In Stock, usually dispatched same day

The biography of Frank Whittle - RAF pilot, mathematician of genius, inventor of the jet engine and British hero.

The story of Frank Whittle - RAF pilot, mathematician of genius, inventor of the jet engine and British hero.

In 1929, a twenty-two-year-old maverick named Frank Whittle - a self-taught aeronautical obsessive and ......

9781922419392

Qantas : The Flying Kangaroo

100 Years of... Author: Montagnana-Wallace, Neil Code: 61030 Price: AU $34.99 Format: Paperback / 224 pages Publisher: AFFIRM PRESS Published date: 01/08/2021 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

No symbol better conveys the intrepid spirit of Australia than the flying kangaroo. Whether it’s glimpsed on a red-eye flight to an interstate business meeting, before leaving for adventure or holidays, or when longing to return home, that sweep of red defines air travel in Australia.

Qantas has always been about ......

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